introvert Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
  2. verb fold inwards
    invaginate.
    • some organs can invaginate
  3. verb turn inside
    • He introverted his feelings

WordNet

In`tro*vert" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. intro- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Introverted; present participle & verbal noun Introverting
Definitions
  1. To turn or bend inward. "Introverted toes." Cowper.
  2. To look within; to introspect. Lew Wallace.

Webster 1913